"The elected legislators and the Samajwadi Party's Parliamentary Board will pick the next Chief Minister," Mulayam Singh told the media here, virtually admitting to continuing differences within the extended Yadav family.

This would mean that Mulayam Singh has decided that unlike in 2012, the party won't portray the young Akhilesh Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate.

MLAs to decide Chief Minister after election: Mulayam

In a clear sign that Akhilesh Yadav may not be the Chief Ministerial candidate, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Friday that the elected legislators will decide who will head the government in Uttar Pradesh after assembly elections.

"The elected legislators and the Samajwadi Party's Parliamentary Board will pick the next Chief Minister," Mulayam Singh told the media here, virtually admitting to continuing differences within the extended Yadav family.

This would mean that Mulayam Singh has decided that unlike in 2012, the party won't portray the young Akhilesh Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate.

"The elected legislators and the Samajwadi Party's Parliamentary Board will pick the next Chief Minister," Mulayam Singh told the media here, virtually admitting to continuing differences within the extended Yadav family.

This would mean that Mulayam Singh has decided that unlike in 2012, the party won't portray the young Akhilesh Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate.